Plant shield



Z. SATO PLANT SHIELD July 14, 1931.

Filed May 16. 1929 INVENTORJ: ZENTARO .S'ATo. B ATTY:

Patented UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE ZENTARO SATO, OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA PLANT SHIELD Application filed May 16, 1929. Serial No. 363,510.

This invention relates to improvements in shield body 11, is of a conical form, having an a plant shield, adapted for shielding young opening 12, at the top, covered by a closure plants from excessive rain, wind, cold, from member 13, which is secured to the body by a insects, and for the protection of the soil adcord 14. The body 11 has a thin side 15, and a j acent to the plants. thicker side 16, which has longitudinal corru- 55 An object of this invention is to provide gations 17. a plant shield to afford protection to small in use, the shield is positioned over the plants from frosts, excessive wind, rain, inplant, and adjusted with the thinner side sects, birds and snails, to provide a shield of to the sun-light, or, in excessively hot inexpensive material, a shield which may be Weather, with the thicker and corrugated 60 quickly applied for use, and which may be side to the sun-light. The corrugated suradjusted for particular requirements. face serves to shed the rain quickly, thereby I-Ieretofore, the practice has been to conpreventing frost from forming on the ex struct shields from paper, which, owing to terior in colder Weather, and serves to diffuse lightness, are difficult to apply, which will light and heat. The conical form, and weight 6% deteriorate on exposure, which are liable to of the material of which the device is conbe blown away by the'wind, and which are structed, insure that the shield will not be disliable to collapse and thereby prevent the placed by moderate and ordinary winds. The proper growth of aplant. particular curvature of the body, together To avoid these objections, I construct my with the corrugations thereon, prevent moisimproved plant shield of glass, which is more ture and dust from collecting thereon and rigid than paper, which is corrugated to shed adhering thereto.

rain, which is more durable than paper, lVhat is claimed is:

which may be readily emplaced for plant pro- 1. A plant shield comprising a conical body 25 tection, and which may be adjusted for ven- With an opening at the apex thereof, a cover tilation and for protecting the plant from for the opening, a relatively thin side on the heat, light, rain, and other deteriorating elebody, and a relatively thick side opposed to t V the thin side, and a series of corrugations on While the drawings exhibit a preferred the thicker side.

30 form of the invention, it is to be understood 2. A plant shield, comprising a conical 30 that minor changes, alterations and modibody, having opposed walls, one being relafications, falling within the scope of the aptively thin, and the other relatively thick, pended claims, may be resorted to if desired. and a series of corrugations on the thicker The present device is constructed in the Wall.

r form of a cone, to be applied for use for plant 3. A plant shield, comprising a transparprotection, with the apex at the top, and procut and conical body having an opening at vided with a cover, and, being of glass, the the apex, a cover for the opening, means for device may be emplaced without covering retaining the cover in connection with the with soil, will shed the rain easily, will not be body, the body having relatively thick and blown away, will protect from the ravages of thin opposed walls, and a series of longitudiinsects, birds and snails, will withstand the nal corrugations in the thicker wall.

effects of time, may be adjusted for varying A. A plant shield, comprising a body havthe light admitted, and may be ventilated by ing a parabolic exterior and interior, one side placing the cover in open position, all efiecwall relatively thicker than the other, and tive for plant protection. longitudinal corrugations in the thicker wall.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a sectional signature.

plan on line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a ZEN TARO SATO.

side elevation of the device.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the 

